- Dec 8, 2025
FOR ANYONE QUIETLY HOLDING IT ALL TOGETHER
- Vanessa Roney-Eriksen
- Financial Clarity
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I’m not here to be your guru.
I’m here to be a light on the shore.
Not a life raft that jumps in and saves you.
A lighthouse that says, “You’re not crazy. You’re not alone. And you’re closer than you think.”
This is for the people who look “fine” on paper and still feel like they’re treading water.
The Ones Who Get It Done
You’re the one people text when:
Something breaks
Someone’s in crisis
A decision needs to be made
You know how to show up. You know how to handle things. You’re the reliable one, the steady one, the “you’ve got this” person.
But being the rock for everyone else doesn’t mean you feel grounded.
You can be competent and still feel lonely.
You can be “successful” and still feel like your life doesn’t quite fit yet.
The Quiet Exhaustion
It’s not dramatic burnout. It’s the slow kind.
You keep the appointments.
You answer the emails.
You show up, over and over.
From the outside, it looks like, “Wow, you’re amazing.”
On the inside, it sounds like, “If one more person needs something from me today, I might scream.”
You’re not broken. You’re just overloaded.
And you care too much to drop the plates, so you keep spinning them and call it “managing.”
Money, Life, and the Story Underneath
People come to me with “money problems”:
“I should be further along.” “I’m embarrassed to show you this.” “I make decent money. Where does it even go?”
Underneath every money story is a life story:
“I’m tired.” “I’ve been in survival mode.” “I don’t know what I actually want—just what I’m supposed to want.”
We try to fix the numbers without touching the truth underneath.
That never really works.
You don’t need another lecture about budgets.
You need someone who can look at your whole situation and say,
“Of course, you feel this way. Let’s build something that fits the life you actually have.”
You Are Not Behind
To the part of you that whispers, “You’re late. You messed it up. You should have figured this out by now”
You are not behind.
You are a human who has been:
Putting other people first
Handling crises no one else saw
Surviving seasons that took more than you had to give
Of course, your systems are patched together.
Of course, some days feel like a junk drawer.
That doesn’t make you a failure.
It makes you progress.
Intentional Strength, Not Perfection
When I say “intentional strength,” I don’t mean:
Grind harder
Never miss a workout
Become a robot who loves meal prep and spreadsheets
I mean:
Know what actually matters to you
Make choices that line up with that
Be honest about your limits and your needs
Intentional strength is:
Returning something you bought to feel better and choosing peace in your accounts instead
Saying “no” even when you could technically squeeze it in
Asking for help before you hit the wall
It’s not about a flawless, optimized life.
It’s about a true one.
The Lighthouse
Here’s how I see my role:
I’m not here to drag you anywhere.
I’m not here to judge how you got here.
I’m here to stand on the shore with the light on and say:
You’re not lost.
You’re not too late. T
here is a way to live with more ease, more honesty, and more alignment with who you really are.
You still have to steer your own ship.
But you don’t have to do it in the dark.
If you see yourself in this, you’re who I’m writing for.
This is the energy I’m building everything from—my work, my words, and the way I show up for people like you.